Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01
NORTHERN NEW YORK.
The Van Norman Murder-Reinhart I'm
plicated by his Little Son.
[From the Plsttsburgh Telegram.l

From the Plsttsburgh Teegram.l
The startling rumor has been afioat at
Malone for a few days that the four year
old son of Reinhart had told a story with
damaging particularly duplicating his
father in the murder. Monday morning
the Hon. John p. Badger, who is acting
attorney for the people in the matter
visited the Reinhart household in com
pany with Sheriff Sunderland. The boy
repeated the statements as to what oc-
Cured the night of the murder and the dis
position made of the body The little fellow
pointed out Il spot on the railroad track
near the ice-shed across the street from
the Dudley house and Reinhart residences,
where he SAID Van Norman met his death
This was Immediately after the party left
the house. The boy relates that King first
struck Van Norman, with what he did
not know, and that his father, Reiunart
followed up with several blows that his
father and King then carried the body and
put 1t under platform of the gas build
ing, loc ited few rods to the east, on the
track. The boy went ahead and readily
pointed out these places. This Is the eX-
tent OF the boys knowledge of the matter,
for he was then taken home by his fat her
and put to bed 1t is supposed that after
the hoy went to sleep the father again
went outside and with King carried the
body down to Rainey street and placed 1t
in the culvert. There was no electric
light that night, and the darkness, al
though the moon was supposed to he out,
was sufficient to hide the movements of
the murderers. So that the evidence
points to Reinhart as equally guilty with
King IN the commission of this crime.
Man and Woman Drowned at Pittsburgh.
Agnes Murray, aged about % years,
Edward Lassonde, aged % years, md
Moses Diamond went boating Monday eve
ming on Cumberland bay at Plattsburgh.
About mile north of Plattsburgh the
woman attempted TO change seats, when
the boat capsized. The woman and Las
sonde were drowned, but Diamond man
aged to cling to the boat until rescued.
The bodies were found in 10 feet of water
an hour later. All the parties resided in
Plattsburgh.
Terrific Explosion at "a Brandon Steam
Saw MIL
Thursday afternoon, the boiler in the
steam saw mill of Charles j. Adams
locate d in Brandon, Frankli4 county, burst
fatally lnJuring two men and slightly
wounding two others, 1t seems that the
mil had not been in use for a little time
and they were Just preparing TO start it
again. The fire had been started, the
water was in the boiler, and they were
almost ready to begin work when the
accident occurred The man who operated
that part Of the machinery was not salts
fed with the amount of power and paced
"A stone on the safety valve to prevent its
opening and this caused the accident.
Pieces of the boiler and machinery were
thrown many feet from the bullding and
some OF them struck "A man who was un-
loading lumber about four rods away and
broke both his legs. The fireman had his
face scalded fearfully' Another of the
men was injured in the side and inter
nally
Rouses Point.
There vas IA strawberry festival at the
new parsonage Friday evening. Mr.
John Campbell and Mrs. Wilson Were
Shearman. Mr.. John Galousha died a
his home Friday morning, ageu 80 year.
.,... There was festival at Music Hall
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday even
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